Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund Reports Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended September 30, 2013
January 06, 2014 at 04:48 pm
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Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net investment income of $755,000 or $0.019 per common share compared to $912,000 or $0.023 per common share a year ago. Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $25,232,000 or $0.643 per common share compared to $25,098,000 or $0.630 per common share a year ago. Net increase in net assets from operations was $25,987,000 or $0.662 per common share compared to $26,010,000 or $0.653 per common share a year ago.
For the year, the company reported net investment income of $4,695,000 or $0.119 per common share compared to $3,926,000 or $0.098 per common share a year ago. Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $63,863,000 or $1.623 per common share compared to $98,229,000 or $2.460 per common share a year ago. Net increase in net assets from operations was $68,558,000 or $1.742 per common share compared to $102,155,000 or $2.558 per common share a year ago. Net asset value per share outstanding as at September 30, 2013 was $13.38 compared to $12.65 a year ago.
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing primarily in a portfolio of mid- and large-capitalization common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate current earnings from option premiums by selling covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks. The Fund invests in a range of sectors, including health care, industrial, communication services, information technology, utilities, consumer staples and others. Eaton Vance Management is the investment adviser and administrator of the Fund.